Chinese official slams EU probe into EV subsidies as 'selective'

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Europe's probe into Chinese electric cars was overly selective to the point that the results are not credible, a Chinese official claimed in an interview.

The EU anti-subsidy probe only looked at Chinese companies, instead of businesses with the largest export volume, said Jin Ruiting, director of the Academy of Macroeconomic Research, a research institution directly under the National Development and Reform Commission. He did not specify which exporters.He claimed that was in violation of World Trade Organization rules.

Gill said the largest export volume was not the only criteria and that the Commission also looked at production and domestic sales volume. "The Commission considers that the sample was selected in accordance with the WTO rules and the corresponding EU legislation in this regard," he said. Volkswagen delivered 3.2 million passenger cars in China last year, more than its 3.1 million deliveries to Western Europe, including the U.K.

The EU's Gill said the bloc's regulation allows the Commission to initiate an investigation without having to receive an industry complaint. Rhodium Group analysts said in an April report that duties would likely need to reach 40% to 50%, if not higher for BYD, to "make the European market unattractive for Chinese EV exporters."from 25% to 100%. A senior administration official cited "rapidly growing exports" and "excess capacity" as reasons for the new duties.

 

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